All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 13 2015 // Former risk manager Jack Campbell has filed a federal age and race discrimination complaint against the city of Reno.The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that the existence of the complaint filed in June and a previous...
Aug 13 2015 // Seismologists say a year-long swarm of earthquakes in northwest Nevada could be linked to volcanic activity.The University of Nevada’s Reno Nevada Seismological Laboratory announced this week that there have been...
Aug 12 2015 // Nevada lawmakers gave preliminary approval Monday to regulations for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a move that puts the rules one hurdle away from being final.The 12-member Legislative Commission this week...
Aug 6 2015 // Before Uber, Lyft and other so-called transportation network companies can rev up to offer rides in Nevada, a state agency’s draft rules have a few more steps to navigate.The Nevada Transportation Authority this week...
Jul 27 2015 // A Northern California wildfire raced through more than six square miles of drought-stricken timber over the weekend, threatening at least 150 rural homes in the Sierra Nevada, authorities said.The blaze forced evacuations...
Jul 22 2015 // Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency has hired Kyle Nielsen and Kelley Shewmaker in the firm’s Reno, Nev. office.Nielsen is a sales executive focusing on restaurants, retail, construction and auto repair. Shewmaker is a...
Jul 20 2015 // A small earthquake has struck near the mountain town of Truckee in Northern California.The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.5 quake occurred about 6:36 p.m. Saturday. The epicenter was 9 miles northwest of...
Jul 20 2015 // Amy L. Parks has been appointed acting commissioner of the Nevada Department of Insurance.Parks’ appointment follows the resignation of former Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper. Parks has 11 years of...
Jul 20 2015 // The Clark County School District in Nevada says it will pay a former insurance broker $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the public agency ended the broker’s contract prematurely. Business Benefits Inc....
Jul 13 2015 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Wes Crockett to its southern Nevada sales team. Crockett will be responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Crockett was...
Jul 13 2015 // The Clark County School District in Nevada says it will pay a former insurance broker $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the public agency ended the broker’s contract prematurely.The Las Vegas Sun...
Jul 9 2015 // Amy L. Parks has been appointed acting insurance commissioner of Nevada.Parks’ appointment follows the resignation of former Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper. Kipper’s reason for leaving office has...
Jul 6 2015 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval voiced his support for self-driving cars.Sandoval said this month he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multi-million dollar...
Jun 15 2015 // Nevada transportation regulators say they’ll seek to fast-track regulations for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.Members of the Nevada Transportation Authority voted 2-1 on Thursday to petition Gov. Brian...
Jun 15 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada.Sandoval gave final approval to Assembly Bill 175 and Assembly Bill 176 at the end of May, just as cab drivers in Las...
Jun 10 2015 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said this week he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas.The...
Jun 8 2015 // A tornado ripped through the Nevada town of Hawthorne on Friday afternoon, damaging homes and businesses, causing scattered power outages and temporarily shutting down a highway, authorities said. No injuries were...
Jun 4 2015 // RENO, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Trevor Johnson a financial analyst. Johnson is responsible for financial modeling and forecasting as well as merger and acquisition support for LP Insurance. Johnson...
Jun 1 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada.Sandoval gave final approval to AB175 and AB176 on Friday, the same day that cab drivers in Las Vegas staged a protest...
May 29 2015 // The Insurance Centre for Building Materials (ICBM), a specialist managing general agent focused on building materials dealers, wood risks and secondary forest products, is now available in the primary wood growing and...